The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-02-11

from which cars are received for trans
fer or to which they are delivered by
such transfer, no charge shall be lawful.
In case freight received in car load
lots by any railroad for TRANSPORTATION is
required by either the shipper or con-
signee to be delivered ut any elevator.
etc., not upon the line receiving IL, ii
shall be delivered free of terminal char
ges to any connecting line over which II
is TO pass to its destination.
Provided, that no charge by any rail-
road company, not q local transfer COM
pany, receiving q car or cars of freight
In carload lots from any other railroad,
etc., in this state, and to be delivered to
any other railroad, etc., shall exceed 81
per car of two or more cars received at
the same place and consigned to one
person, and to be delivered at one
place. When the cars or freight so
moved shall pass over the connecting
tracks of two or more companies, and
such companies shall fail to agree as TO
the division of the freight money 80
earned, the division shall be adiudged
by the railroad commission. And any
sale or division of the terminal lines OF
any railroad company OF this state, with
intent to create transfer companies or TO
collect transfer charges, or for any
other purpose, shall not be lawful with
out the approval of the legislature first
being obtained.
For the purpose of this act, all rail-
roads in this state shall be deemed one
railroad line, and any shipper may ship
grain or any products thereof in car
load lots ut the rate herein prescribed
from any railroad station in the state to
any other station.
The bull is to take effect July LIST 1887
Mr.. Donnelly introduced the follow.
ing resolution on Monday which was
adopted:
That the railroad and warehouse com.
missioners be requested to inquire into
the practicabilitY of compelling the rail
road companies of the State to heat
their passenger coaches by steam or ho
air from the locomotive or from sepa
rate car kept for that purpose; or to OBJ
tain the necessary heat by chemical pro
cesses. And also to prohibit the use o.
Kerosene lamps in passenger coaches
and to require axes and othel
means for the liberation of imprisoned
passengers, in case of accident, to b.
placed on the outside of coaches as wei
as on the inside as at present.
Senator Marcus Johnson introduced |
bill Tuesday to prevent agricultural ma
chinery men from collecting increased
interest on contracts not paid when due
Agents now insert clause in their con
tracts with farmers which provides tina
if the note is not paid when due, 10 pc
cent. interest, instead of z, shall be paid
Mr.. Johnson's bill makes the penalt,
for such clause forfeiture of all the in
terest.
Mr.. Snider's bill makes it unlawful 70
railroad companies to use any light o
heat in passenger cars from stoves o
lamps. 1t calls for a special car for eacl
train, built of iron, where heating ar
rangements shall be contained.
Mr.. Snider has introduced a bill pro
viding that when receiver ofany incor
poration isappointed, that the employee
shall first be paid in full for three
months services prior to the appoint
ment, when due, and then other credit
ors shall share equally ofthe remainder